Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
EndemicSelected by author to be illustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Revision as of 17:19, 18 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Rhizomes: internodes short, leaves crowded at rhizome apex. Leaf blade cordate, 6-10 × 5-9 cm. 2n = 26.
Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer (May–Jul).
Habitat: Acidic soils, often along creeks beneath Rhododendron maximum, deciduous or mixed deciduous-conifer forests
Elevation: 400-1300 m
Distribution
Ala., Ga., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Va.
Discussion
H. L. Blomquist (1957) reported Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii from Morgantown in northern West Virginia; we have not seen this specimen.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.